I am working on creating a custom WixUi configuration, here is what I've done so far:
Copied the WixUI_Minimal.wxs file into my project and changed the Id to: WixUI_CustomMinimal
Copied the WelcomeEulaDlg.wxs file into my project and changed the Id to: CustomWelcomeEulaDlg
Copied the WelcomeDlg.wxs file into my project and changed the Id to: CustomWelcomeDlg
Added InstallTypeDlg.wxs to my project
Modified the CustomWelcomeEulaDlg to change the Install button to a next button.
Modified WixUI_CustomMinimal to make the Next/NextNoShield buttons on WelcomeEulaDlg open the InstallTypeDlg dialog
Added the InstallTypeDlg Dialog to the InstallUiSequence.
So now the problem: I am trying to setup a back button on InstallTypeDlg, this is working but after pressing the back button and then pressing the next button on CustomWelcomeEulaDlg InstallTypeDlg is skipped and it goes straight to installing.
Here are my files:
WixUI_CustomMinimal
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
<copyright file="WixUI_Minimal.wxs" company="Outercurve Foundation">
Copyright (c) 2004, Outercurve Foundation.
This software is released under Microsoft Reciprocal License (MS-RL).
The license and further copyright text can be found in the file
LICENSE.TXT at the root directory of the distribution.
</copyright>
-->
<!--
First-time install dialog sequence:
- WixUI_WelcomeEulaDlg
Maintenance dialog sequence:
WixUI_MaintenanceWelcomeDlg
- WixUI_MaintenanceTypeDlg
- WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
Patch dialog sequence:
- WixUI_WelcomeDlg
- WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
-->
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI Id="WixUI_CustomMinimal">
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="Minimal" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<DialogRef Id="CustomWelcomeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="InstallTypeDlg" />
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomWelcomeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallTypeDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Control="NextNoShield" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallTypeDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="CustomWelcomeDlg" Before="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Show>
<Show Dialog="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Before="InstallTypeDlg">NOT Installed</Show>
<Show Dialog="InstallTypeDlg" Before="ProgressDlg">NOT Installed</Show>
</InstallUISequence>
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
</UI>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
</Fragment>
</Wix>
CustomWelcomeEulaDlg
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
<copyright file="WelcomeEulaDlg.wxs" company="Outercurve Foundation">
Copyright (c) 2004, Outercurve Foundation.
This software is released under Microsoft Reciprocal License (MS-RL).
The license and further copyright text can be found in the file
LICENSE.TXT at the root directory of the distribution.
</copyright>
-->
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Dialog Id="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Bitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="234" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgBitmap)" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="130" Y="6" Width="225" Height="30" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgTitle)" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="LicenseAcceptedCheckBox" Type="CheckBox" X="130" Y="207" Width="226" Height="18" CheckBoxValue="1" Property="LicenseAccepted" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgLicenseAcceptedCheckBox)" />
<Control Id="Print" Type="PushButton" X="88" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIPrint)">
<Publish Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIPrintEula">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="156" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="yes" X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Next" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg">!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return"><![CDATA[OutOfDiskSpace <> 1]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfRbDiskDlg">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND (PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="P" OR NOT PROMPTROLLBACKCOST)</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="EnableRollback" Value="False">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfDiskDlg">(OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 1) OR (OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="F")</Publish>
<Condition Action="disable"><![CDATA[LicenseAccepted <> "1"]]></Condition>
<Condition Action="enable">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Condition>
<Condition Action="show">ALLUSERS</Condition>
</Control>
<Control Id="NextNoShield" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="no" X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Next" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg">!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return"><![CDATA[OutOfDiskSpace <> 1]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfRbDiskDlg">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND (PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="P" OR NOT PROMPTROLLBACKCOST)</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="EnableRollback" Value="False">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfDiskDlg">(OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 1) OR (OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="F")</Publish>
<Condition Action="disable"><![CDATA[LicenseAccepted <> "1"]]></Condition>
<Condition Action="enable">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Condition>
<Condition Action="show">NOT ALLUSERS</Condition>
</Control>
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="LicenseText" Type="ScrollableText" X="130" Y="36" Width="226" Height="162" Sunken="yes" TabSkip="no">
<Text SourceFile="!(wix.WixUILicenseRtf)" />
</Control>
</Dialog>
</UI>
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Before="ProgressDlg" Overridable="yes">NOT Installed</Show>
</InstallUISequence>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
InstallTypeDlg
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
<copyright file="WelcomeEulaDlg.wxs" company="Outercurve Foundation">
Copyright (c) 2004, Outercurve Foundation.
This software is released under Microsoft Reciprocal License (MS-RL).
The license and further copyright text can be found in the file
LICENSE.TXT at the root directory of the distribution.
</copyright>
-->
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Property Id="INSTALLTYPE" Value="Null"/>
<Dialog Id="InstallTypeDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Bitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="234" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgBitmap)" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="130" Y="6" Width="225" Height="30" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.WelcomeEulaDlgTitle)" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="Print" Type="PushButton" X="88" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIPrint)">
<Publish Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIPrintEula">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="156" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Install" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="yes" X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Install" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg">!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return"><![CDATA[OutOfDiskSpace <> 1]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfRbDiskDlg">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND (PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="P" OR NOT PROMPTROLLBACKCOST)</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="EnableRollback" Value="False">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfDiskDlg">(OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 1) OR (OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="F")</Publish>
<Publish Event="AddLocal" Value="ServiceFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE = "SERVICE"]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="Remove" Value="ServiceFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE <> "SERVICE"]]></Publish>
<Condition Action="disable">INSTALLTYPE = "Null"</Condition>
<Condition Action="enable"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE <> "Null"]]></Condition>
<Condition Action="show">ALLUSERS</Condition>
</Control>
<Control Id="InstallNoShield" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="no" X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Install" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg">!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return"><![CDATA[OutOfDiskSpace <> 1]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfRbDiskDlg">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND (PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="P" OR NOT PROMPTROLLBACKCOST)</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="EnableRollback" Value="False">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfDiskDlg">(OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 1) OR (OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="F")</Publish>
<Publish Event="AddLocal" Value="ServiceFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE = "SERVICE"]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="Remove" Value="ServiceFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE <> "SERVICE"]]></Publish>
<Condition Action="disable">INSTALLTYPE = "Null"</Condition>
<Condition Action="enable"><![CDATA[INSTALLTYPE <> "Null"]]></Condition>
<Condition Action="show">NOT ALLUSERS</Condition>
</Control>
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="FeatureGroup" Property="INSTALLTYPE" Type="RadioButtonGroup" Default="no" X="130" Y="36" Width="226" Height="162">
<RadioButtonGroup Property="INSTALLTYPE">
<RadioButton Text="Console" Height="17" Value="CONSOLE" Width="150" X="20" Y="0" />
<RadioButton Text="Windows Service" Height="17" Value="SERVICE" Width="150" X="20" Y="25" />
<RadioButton Value="Null" X="0" Y="0" Width="0" Height="0" Text="Null" />
</RadioButtonGroup>
</Control>
</Dialog>
</UI>
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="InstallTypeDlg" Before="ProgressDlg" Overridable="yes">NOT Installed</Show>
</InstallUISequence>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
The first problem is in the InstallUISequence. You should use:
<Show Dialog="CustomWelcomeDlg" Before="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg">
Installed AND PATCH
</Show>
<Show Dialog="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg" Before="ProgressDlg">
NOT Installed
</Show>
In the CustomWelcomeEulaDlg, the Back and Next buttons should be like this:
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="156" Y="243"
Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" Text="Back" />
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="yes"
X="212" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes"
Text="Next" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallTypeDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
And in the InstallTypeDlg, the Back and Install buttons should be similar to this:
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="156" Y="243" Width="56"
Height="17" Disabled="yes" Text="Back">
<Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomWelcomeEulaDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Install" Type="PushButton" ElevationShield="yes" X="212" Y="243"
Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Install" Hidden="yes">
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" />
</Control>
Related
I have managed to add a custom dialog in the middle of the sequence which collects several values from the user and saves them to the registry (in the dialog with ID ApiKeyDlg).
However, I'm having difficulty (5+ hours wasted) replacing the WelcomeDlg with a custom dialog during major upgrades only. I.E. I want to show a custom WelcomeDlg that goes straight to the VerifyReadyDlg for Major Upgrades (detected using Installed OR PREVFOUND).
I have also tried using WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED, same results.
What am I doing incorrectly here? Is it my condition that is failing or am I misunderstanding the process of editing the sequence?
Light.exe shows no errors, but it fails to either:
Detect that an older version of the app is already installed
Show the UpgradeWelcomeDlg after detecting an old version installed
I'm not sure how I can narrow down which part is failing?
<UI>
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="LicenseAgreementDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="VerifyReadyDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">NOT Installed OR NOT PREVFOUND</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="UpgradeWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed OR PREVFOUND</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg"></Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="UpgradeWelcomeDlg" Order="2">Installed OR PREVFOUND</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Dialog Id="ApiKeyDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="[ProductName] Setup">
<Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.ProgressDlgBannerBitmap)" />
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Only the Organisation ID is required unless you're using a web proxy" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Agent configuration" />
<Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="ApiKeyLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="55" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Organisation ID (required):" />
<Control Id="ApiKey" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="70" Width="300" Height="18" Property="UI_ORGANISATION" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ProxyAddressLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="95" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Proxy server address (optional):" />
<Control Id="Proxy" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="110" Width="300" Height="18" Property="UI_PROXYADDRESS" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ProxyUsernameLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="130" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Proxy username (leave blank for default):" />
<Control Id="ProxyUsername" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="145" Width="300" Height="18" Property="UI_PROXYUSERNAME" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ProxyPasswordLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="165" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Proxy password (leave blank for default):" />
<Control Id="ProxyPassword" Type="Edit" Password="yes" X="20" Y="180" Width="300" Height="18" Property="UI_PROXYPASSWORD" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ScoutCheckbox" Type="CheckBox" X="20" Y="205" Width="300" Height="17" Property='SCOUTSHORTCUT' CheckBoxValue='1'>
<Text> Create a Start Menu shortcut for SomeApplicationName Scout (optional)</Text>
</Control>
</Dialog>
<Dialog Id="UpgradeWelcomeDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="[ProductName] Update">
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" >
<Publish Property="WixUI_InstallMode" Value="Update">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Bitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="234" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.WelcomeDlgBitmap)" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="135" Y="80" Width="220" Height="60" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.WelcomeDlgDescription)" >
</Control>
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="135" Y="20" Width="220" Height="60" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.WelcomeDlgTitle)" />
</Dialog>
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="UpgradeWelcomeDlg" Before="ProgressDlg">Installed OR PREVFOUND</Show>
</InstallUISequence>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
</UI>
Ultimately, I want to show completely different dialogs for Major Upgrades compared to an initial install.
Well then... I just managed to get it working using this:
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">NOT Installed OR NOT PREVFOUND OR NOT WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="UpgradeWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed OR PREVFOUND OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED</Publish>
Perhaps writing this question cleared my mind! Who knows.
I have created a dialog called ApiKeyDlg which I have nested in the UI. The UI is a direct copy of the built-in WixUI_InstallDir with some minor tweaks.
I have added the dialogref and the publish elements, but for some reason the ApiKeyDlgdialog does not show. Neither candle.exe or light.exe display any errors, and the MSI file installs perfectly, just without showing my custom dialog.
There are many questions similar to this one on Stackoverflow, I have read 8 or 10 of them and haven't got any closer to answering my own. I have also read this guide (https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/wixui/wixui_customizations.html), specifically the last paragraph about "Inserting a custom dialog into a built-in dialog set" but something isn't clicking and I'm not getting any further.
The order (for an installation) should be:
Welcome
License
ApiKey
Verify
Exit (complete)
<UI Id="MyWixUI_InstallDir">
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Calibri" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Calibri" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Calibri" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
<Dialog Id="ApiKeyDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="Organisation ID required" Modeless="yes">
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="135" Y="70" Width="220" Height="20" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Please enter the ID of the organisation to which this device belongs" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="135" Y="20" Width="220" Height="60" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Organisation ID" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" TabSkip="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Disabled="yes" TabSkip="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
<Control Id="ActionData" Type="Text" X="135" Y="125" Width="220" Height="30" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes">
<Subscribe Event="ActionData" Attribute="Text" />
</Control>
<Control Id="ActionText" Type="Text" X="135" Y="100" Width="220" Height="20" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes">
<Subscribe Event="ActionText" Attribute="Text" />
</Control>
</Dialog>
<DialogRef Id="ApiKeyDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1<!--Some text field conditon here maybe?--></Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
<!--
<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Before="VerifyReadyDlg" Overridable="no" />
</InstallUISequence>
-->
</UI>
<UIRef Id="MyWixUI_InstallDir" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
I've just got this working. Solution was to put the custom dialog in a fragment outside of the product tag and clean up my UI references as shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension'>
...
Lots of other stuff, removed to shrink post
...
<UI>
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
<DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="LicenseAgreementDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="VerifyReadyDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<DialogRef Id="ApiKeyDlg" />
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ApiKeyDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">NOT ApiKey</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="ApiKeyDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
</UI>
<Property Id="WIXUI_APIKEY" Value="APIKEY" />
</Product>
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Dialog Id="ApiKeyDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.InstallDirDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="You can find the organisation ID for this device in the dashboard." />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Organisation ID required" />
<Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="ApiKeyLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="60" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Organisation ID:" />
<Control Id="ApiKey" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="75" Width="100" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_APIKEY" Indirect="yes" />
</Dialog>
</UI>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
I've a wix installation with a custom dialog added into the installation: ProgramDataInstallDlg
This is what my UI-tag look like for the whole project:
<UI Id="my_UI">
<UIRef Id="WixUI_FeatureTree" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgramDataInstallDlg" />
<Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="ProgramDataInstallDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="ProgramDataInstallDlg">1</Publish>
</UI>
Everything works fine if only next is pressed. But if back button is pressed in VerifyReadyDlg or next button in CustomizeDlg is pressed. I get error 2856.
This is what the installation log says:
DEBUG: Error 2856: Creating a second copy of the dialog ProgramDataInstallDlg
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2856. The arguments are: ProgramDataInstallDlg, ,
MSI (c) (E0:6C) [14:06:34:526]: Product: MOPS 4.0 -- The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2856. The arguments are: ProgramDataInstallDlg, ,
Whats wrong?
EDIT ProgramDataInstallDlg:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Dialog Id="ProgramDataInstallDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="[ProductName] Setup" NoMinimize="yes">
<!--Banner UI-components-->
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Custom Setup" />
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="text" />
<Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
<Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
<!--Content Components-->
<Control Id="NameLabel" Type="Text" X="45" Y="73" Width="220" Height="15" TabSkip="no" Text="text" />
<!--Bottom UI-components-->
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="173" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="Back">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CustomizeDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="230" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="Next">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="Cancel">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
</Dialog>
</UI>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
If you are customizing the UI I suggest to create a custom WixUI_FeatureTree.
Take a look at the code below. I took the default template and used your dialog name in the appropriate places.
From your custom dialog remove the following lines:
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CustomizeDlg">1</Publish>
The main dialog:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI Id="WixUI_FeatureTreeCustom">
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="FeatureTree" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgramDataInstallDlg" />
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="LicenseAgreementDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomizeDlg">LicenseAccepted = "1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="1">Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="LicenseAgreementDlg" Order="2">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="ProgramDataInstallDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ProgramDataInstallDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ProgramDataInstallDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomizeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="ProgramDataInstallDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed OR WixUI_InstallMode = "Change"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="3">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="ChangeButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="CustomizeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
</UI>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
</Fragment>
</Wix>
I want to create/append the Application folder name at the end of the Target/installation path.
The default path is "C:\CompanyName\"
In this case also it should install in "C:\CompanyName\AppName"
And if the user changes the path to "C:\Test\" (by browse dialog or by typing in the text box), then installation should happen in the "C:\Test\AppName"
I've referred the Wix UI as "WixUI_InstallDir"
I've also Set the Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="APPPATH".
And my all shortcuts should point to the final installation path.
Sample snippet code:
Product.wxs
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
<!--- some code here --->
<Property Id="APPPATH" Secure="yes"><![CDATA[C:\CompanyName]]></Property>
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="APPPATH" />
<Property Id="ALLUSERS">1</Property>
<!--- some code here --->
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
<Directory Id='APPPATH' Name='Product_Title'>
<Directory Id='ConfigurationId' Name='Configuration'>
<!--- some code here --->
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<!--- some code here --->
<UI Id="CustomWixUI_Mondo">
<UIRef Id= "AppWixUI_InstallDir" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
</UI>
</Product>
AppWixUI_InstallDir.wxs
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI Id="AppWixUI_InstallDir">
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
<DialogRef Id="BrowseDlg" />
<!-- some more code... .... -->
<Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="3">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4"><![CDATA[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
<Publish Dialog="AppInstallDirDlg" Control="InstallNoShield" Event="SetTargetPath" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="AppInstallDirDlg" Control="InstallNoShield" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="2">NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="AppInstallDirDlg" Control="InstallNoShield" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="3"><![CDATA[NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
<Publish Dialog="AppInstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Property="_BrowseProperty" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="AppInstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
<!-- some more code... .... -->
</UI>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
</Fragment>
AppInstallDirDlg.wxs
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Dialog Id="AppInstallDirDlg" Width="370" NoMinimize = "yes" Height="270" Title="InstallDirDlg_Title">
<Control Id="InstallNoShield" Type="PushButton" ToolTip="Next" ElevationShield="no" X="4" Y="243" Width="80" Height="17" Default="yes" Hidden="yes" Disabled="yes" Text="Next">
<Condition Action="show">NOT Installed </Condition>
<Condition Action="enable">NOT Installed</Condition>
<Condition Action="default">NOT Installed</Condition>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return"><![CDATA[OutOfDiskSpace <> 1]]></Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfRbDiskDlg">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND (PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="P" OR NOT PROMPTROLLBACKCOST)</Publish>
<Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="EnableRollback" Value="False">OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="D"</Publish>
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="OutOfDiskDlg">(OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 1) OR (OutOfDiskSpace = 1 AND PROMPTROLLBACKCOST="F")</Publish>
</Control>
<!-- <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="4" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" ToolTip="Next" Default="yes" Text="Next" /> -->
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="246" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" ToolTip="Back" Text="Back" >
<Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="AppLicenseAgreementDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" ToolTip="Cancel" Cancel="yes" Text="Cancel">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="FolderLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="58" Width="290" Height="15" NoPrefix="yes" Text="InstallDirDlgFolderLabel" />
<Control Id="Folder" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="75" Width="320" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ChangeFolder" Type="PushButton" X="20" Y="96" Width="80" Height="17" ToolTip="Change Folder" Text="InstallDirDlgChange" />
<Control Id="DiskUsage" Type="Text" X="20" Y="128" Width="290" Height="15" NoPrefix="yes" Text="InstallDirDlgDiskUsage" />
<Control Id="VolumeList" Type="VolumeCostList" X="20" Y="145" Width="320" Height="75" Sunken="yes" Fixed="yes" Remote="yes" Text="DiskCostDlgVolumeList" />
</Dialog>
</UI>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
Any help please...
If you don't need to show the folder MyApp in the dialogs, you can do the following:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="CompanyName">
<Directory Id="MyApp" Name="MyApp" />
</Directory>
</Directory>
And in your components replace INSTALLFOLDER with MyApp, this way:
<Component Id="Component_Core" Guid="*" Directory="MyApp">
As a side note, I don't recommend messing up with the dialogs just to show something like "C:\CompanyName\MyApp" or "C:\Temp\MyApp". It is easier if you just show "C:\CompanyName" or "C:\Temp" and install the files to the MyApp folder.
If you still want to show the full text, try something like this (not recommended):
<Property Id="INDIRECT_FOLDER" Value="MyApp" />
<Dialog Id="NewInstallDirDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.InstallDirDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgDescription)" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgTitle)" />
<Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
<Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="FolderLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="60" Width="290" Height="30" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgFolderLabel)" />
<Control Id="Folder" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="100" Width="320" Height="18" Property="INDIRECT_FOLDER" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ChangeFolder" Type="PushButton" X="20" Y="120" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgChange)" />
</Dialog>
I'm confused about the correct procedure for setting a Property in Wix. Is it necessary to use an Event? Are there existing, built-in, events and can they be tailored to custom Wix Properties? What I'm trying to do (with Wix 3.0) is install a IIS Virtual Directory using a custom UI. The problem here is that the property I'm attempting to set the virtual directory name with is not being over-written from the value provided in the interface. The other property here used for the installation path is being over-written and it looks like the Event="SetTargetPath" is what is taking care of that, am I wrong or missing something with this installation UI? Thanks much for your help.
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Id="MyCo" Name="MyCo">
<Directory Id="FILEINSTALLDIR" Name="MyCo Admin">
<Component Id="MyCo_AdminComponent" Guid="########-####-####-####-############">
<File Source="Default.aspx" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Component Id='ADMINVIRTUALDIRCOMP' Guid='########-####-####-####-############' Permanent='no'>
<iis:WebVirtualDir Id='VIRTUALDIRECTORY' Alias='[WIXUI_VIRTUALDIR]' Directory='FILEINSTALLDIR' WebSite='DefaultWebSite'>
<iis:WebApplication Id='ADMINWEBAPPLICATION' Name='[WIXUI_VIRTUALDIR]' />
</iis:WebVirtualDir>
</Component>
</Directory>
<iis:WebSite Id='DefaultWebSite' Description='Default Web Site'>
<iis:WebAddress Id='AllUnassigned' Port='80' />
</iis:WebSite>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MyCo WebApp" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="MyCo_AdminComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="ADMINVIRTUALDIRCOMP" />
</Feature>
<UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
<UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallWeb" />
<Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="FILEINSTALLDIR" />
<Property Id="WIXUI_VIRTUALDIR" Value ="VIRTUALDIR" ></Property>
<Property Id="VIRTUALDIR" ><![CDATA[AdminCompName]]></Property>
<UI Id="WixUI_InstallWeb">
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
<TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
<Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
<Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
<DialogRef Id="BrowseDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
<DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
<DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
<DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
<Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="3">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4">
<![CDATA[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]>
</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallWebDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="Next" Event="SetTargetPath" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="2">
NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="Next" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="3">
<![CDATA[NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="4">
WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH OR WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID="1"</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Property="_BrowseProperty" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="InstallWebDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallWebDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
<Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
<Dialog Id="InstallWebDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.InstallDirDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" >
</Control>
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgDescription)" />
<Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgTitle)" />
<Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
<Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
<Control Id="FolderLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="60" Width="290" Height="30" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgFolderLabel)" />
<Control Id="Folder" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="100" Width="320" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ChangeFolder" Type="PushButton" X="20" Y="120" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgChange)" />
<Control Id="VirtualDirLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="160" Width="290" Height="10" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Virtual Directory:" />
<Control Id="VirtualDir" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="172" Width="320" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_VIRTUALDIR" Indirect="yes" />
</Dialog>
</UI>
Is it necessary to use an Event? Are there existing, built-in, events and can they be tailored to custom Wix Properties?
No, it is not necessary to use an Event to set property values; they can be set explicitly, via custom actions, or from conditions. To answer the second question, no, there isn't an event model which you can tailor to custom properties within Wix.
I can't help but wonder if your problem of the virtual directory name not being set has to do with your VIRTUALDIR property not having the Secure attribute. Take a look at this model. I'm not certain, but I think only secure properties can move from the client (pink) area to the server (green) area.
Perhaps try adding Secure="yes" to the property and see if that does the trick?